Abraham Lincoln

In This Paper I will discuss the major aspects of Abraham Lincoln and his contributions to the civil war including the Birth and childhood of Abraham Lincoln, The modern life of Abraham Lincoln, and His presidency and contributions to the civil war. Abraham Lincoln was born on Sunday February 12, in 1809. He was born in the town of Hodgenville, In the Heart of Kentucky. He was born to the parents of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks …

…east to own land in the west? In 1864 Ulysses S. Grant became general of the United States Army. Lincoln also soon started supporting voting rights for blacks. On Good Friday, April 14, 1865 Lincoln attended a play at fords theatre, from which he was wounded by a shot to the back of his head by aggressor John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln upon being shot was carried across to the Peterson House, Where he later died the next day.